Name: Reading Group: Moral Uncertainty
Start: 2022-11-28T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2022-11-28T20:30:00-05:00

[Zoom Link](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82619470165)

How should we make decisions when we’re uncertain about what we ought, morally, to do?

Decision-making in the face of fundamental moral uncertainty is underexplored terrain: William MacAskill, Krister Bykvist, and Toby Ord argue that there are distinctive norms by which it is governed, and which depend on the nature of one’s moral beliefs.
You can find the full essay (pdf) for free [here](https://www.moraluncertainty.com).

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